How to Say "Carter" in Japanese

カーター

kātā

The English surname Carter is written in Japanese as カーター (kātā).

How do you pronounce it?

kātā

In Japanese media like manga or anime, a character with the name カーター would be immediately identified by the reader as a foreigner.
If you were to write this name using Kanji to mimic its sound, it would be considered 'ateji', a practice where characters are chosen for sound rather than meaning.
Because Japanese lacks a distinct 'r' sound, the 'r' sounds in カーター are produced by a light flick of the tongue, sounding more like a mix between 'l', 'r' and 'd'.

カーターさんに会ったのは昨日の朝でした。
It was yesterday morning that I saw Mr Carter.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use カーター when referring to a person.
Tatoeba #168052 by KK_kaku_, translation #63839 by sundown
ときに最近カーターさんをお見かけになりましたか。
By the way, have you seen anything of Carter lately?
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use カーター in a question.
Tatoeba #237385 by mookeee, translation #38254 by CN
今日の会議で、カーターさんが素晴らしいプレゼンテーションを行いました。
Carter-san delivered an excellent presentation at today's meeting.
カーター、明日のパーティーに来る？
Carter, are you coming to the party tomorrow?
カーターさんはとても親切な人です。
Kātā-san wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Mr. Carter is a very kind person.
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陽太 and 美咲 are talking about a new teacher at school.

美咲 Misaki

新しい先生の名前は何ですか。
Atarashii sensei no namae wa nan desu ka.
What is the new teacher's name?
陽太 Yota

カーターさんですよ。
Kātā-san desu yo.
It's Mr. Carter.
美咲 Misaki

あ、カーター先生ですね。
A, Kātā-sensei desu ne.
Oh, it's Mr. Carter.
陽太 Yota

はい、とても面白い先生です。
Hai, totemo omoshiroi sensei desu.
Yes, he is a very interesting teacher.

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